Announcement of Winning the R&I Fund Award 2026

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (President: Hiroshi Kubota, hereinafter 'Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking') is pleased to announce that the following funds it has established and manages have won the 'R&I Fund Award 2026' in the Defined Benefit (DB) Pension category.

Leveraging a comprehensive product lineup and long-accumulated investment expertise, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking will continue to provide optimal solutions tailored to clients' diverse investment needs. The bank is committed to executing investment strategies aligned with clients' investment policies and fund characteristics to achieve strong investment results.

Awarded Categories and Investment Products

Category

Investment Product

Domestic Bonds

Domestic Bond Fund No.10 (Spread Type)

Foreign Equity Core

Foreign Equity Fund No.40 (Market Type)

Alternative (Multi-Strategy)

Blackstone Multi-Strategy Fund of Funds

Features of the Awarded Products

◆ 'Domestic Bond Fund No.10 (Spread Type)'

This fund aims to stably generate excess returns by combining credit strategies and yield curve strategies while suppressing duration risk.

The credit strategy involves thorough risk assessment from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives, constructing portfolios with an appropriate risk-return balance while identifying attractive investment opportunities. The yield curve strategy utilizes a proprietary quantitative model developed in-house.

◆ 'Foreign Equity Fund No.40 (Market Type)'

This is a multi-factor strategy fund that aims to achieve stable excess returns regardless of market conditions by finely adjusting the factors incorporated into the fund according to global market dynamics and individual stock characteristics.

It implements strict risk controls benchmarked against market indices, aiming to achieve high operational efficiency and consistent performance.

◆ 'Blackstone Multi-Strategy Fund of Funds'

This fund of hedge funds seeks sustainable alpha generation by diversifying investments across hedge funds with various strategies and management styles, while reducing downside risk and sensitivity to traditional asset classes.

Value creation is achieved through strategic allocation adjustments based on top-down macro analysis, combined with bottom-up fund selection grounded in comprehensive due diligence.

About the R&I Fund Award

The R&I Fund Award*1 recognizes funds and investment strategies that have demonstrated outstanding performance in their respective categories based solely on quantitative evaluation of pure investment performance. As an award selected objectively by a third party using transparent criteria, it is widely recognized among asset management professionals.

*1 For more details on the R&I Fund Award, please refer to the following link:

https://www.r-i.co.jp/news_investment-fund-award/2026/06/news_investment-fund-award_20260608_jpn.pdf

The 'R&I Fund Award' is intended to provide reference information based on historical data deemed reliable by R&I (though R&I does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness). It does not recommend the purchase, sale, or holding of specific products, nor does it guarantee future performance. This award is not a credit rating business, but falls under other services as defined in Article 299, Paragraph 1, Item 28 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance concerning the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (services other than credit ratings and related businesses). Legal measures are required to ensure this service does not improperly influence credit rating activities. All intellectual property rights and other rights related to the award belong to R&I, and unauthorized reproduction or redistribution is prohibited.

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